In 2020, about ** percent of Finns claimed that their time spent on playing digital and non-digital games remained unchanged compared to the time before the coronavirus pandemic. Three percent clearly increased their time spent playing non-digital games and **** percent playing digital games. Only **** percent of respondents reduced the time spent on playing non-digital games and *** percent reduced their digital gaming.

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The use of digital services for music streaming increased in Finland during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in April 2020 compared to the pre-coronavirus period. The share of Finnish respondents using Spotify and Facebook for music streaming increased by **** percent in April according to the digital music survey. Furthermore, Youtube and Instagram was used slightly more frequently for music streaming during the coronavirus lockdown.

According to a digital music survey from 2020, the average daily time spent on music streaming in Finland slightly increased during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Spotify and YouTube Music users increased their music listening time the most during **********.

The survey examined the perceptions of well-being, well-being work, and working conditions in comprehensive schools in Central Finland during the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus during the distance teaching and learning period (March 18 - May 13, 2020). It is a continuation of the FSD3611 Well-being Work and Personnel Well-being in Schools in Central Finland 2020 data. The survey was conducted as part of the Yhteistyöllä hyvinvointia kouluyhteisöön project, which is part of the Central Finland Health and Wellbeing Ecosystem (KeHO) network. The dataset also contains the open-ended responses. First, the respondents' various concerns related to the school, pupils, and staff were surveyed. In addition, several questions were asked about the respondents' working conditions, coping, and well-being. Some of the statements were also presented in the FSD3611 data. The scales and inventories used in the data include e.g. the BBI-9 (Bergen Burnout Inventory) and the UWES-3 (Ultra-Short Measure for Work Engagement). For more information on the construction of the questionnaire, see the section Related Materials. Background variables included the respondent's gender, work role, work experience, job description during the distance education period, and school type.

Credit card payments in Finland grew by nearly ***** million transactions in 2024, accelerating a drive to cashless in the country. This increasing use of credit cards in the country is in stark contrast to developments elsewhere. The credit card transactions per capita in Denmark, for example, declined during this time - presumably as consumers did not want to build up credit card debt during COVID-19 lockdown. Finland stands out in Europe for its relatively high number of credit cards within overall payment cards in circulation.